Stanley Kim, BVSc, MS, DirectorChris Sanchez, DVM, PhD
Linda Hayward, PhDRoy Curtiss, PhD
Ammon Peck, PhD
FVSP Mission� To expose veterinary students to career opportunities
in biomedical research
� Industry
� Drug development, testing, marketing
� Government
� CDC, NIH, USDA
� Academia
FVSP Funding� UF CVM
� Office of Research and Graduate Studies
� Faculty mentors
� Merial Animal Health
� Morris Animal Foundation
FVSP Program Details� 10 weeks
� Applied or clinical research
� UF or other Merial-affiliated program
� May 22-July 25
� Stipend - $5,000
� Two installments of $2500
� Assuming satisfactory progress
� Taxes taken out
FVSP Program Details� Weekly 2 hr lecture/field trips
� Balance of time in sponsor’s lab
� Presentation of research results (3 min talk w/ slides)
� Merial-NIH National Veterinary Scholars Symposium
� Optional funded travel and poster presentation
� Hosted by the NIH
MAF Scholar Program� Same summer program
� Similar application process
� http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/researchers/veterinary-student-scholars/
� One application from UF forwarded to MAF
What do you have to do?� Visit website
� http://research.vetmed.ufl.edu/research-programs/student-scholars-program/
� Talk to faculty
� Ask me or last year’s students for recommendations
� Apply
� Academic credentials (undergrad and 1st semester GPA)
� Personal statement
� Career goals and why you want to participate
� Rank faculty mentors
Who gets funded?� Number of students depends on available funding
� Student criteria
� GPA and personal statement
� Faculty criteria
� Project abstract
� Availability of project and stipend matching funds
� History of mentorship
Association with VEM 5991
� Students are eligible to enroll for summer and receive VEM 5991 credit
� If project will be completed during that period
� Draft manuscript written
� Alternatively, the VEM 5991 requirement must be fulfilled before 3rd year Spring
Why should you apply?� See if you like research!
� Complete individualized research credit (while getting paid!)
� If you attend the NVSP conference, poster done for later presentation
� Potential publication
� Bonus for application to residency/internship programs
� Opens opportunities for alternate careers
2017 FVSP Critical Dates� FSVP Information Session for Students: 11/28/16
� Students contact potential mentors: 12/3/15-2/3/17
� Faculty application (except student ranking) due: 1/13/17
� Student applications and student ranking of faculty projects due: 2/3/17
� Results released: 2/24/17
� Summer research program dates: 5/22/16-7/25/17
� Data blitz: 7/25/17
� National Veterinary Scholars Symposium: 8/3/17-8/6/17 at the National Institutes of Health
2016 Scholars Forum� Hillary Algood� Kaylee Brown � Sydney Chauntin� Nicole Furst� Courtney Howard � Michael Khan � Rosalind Kopp � Kelly Mills � Leandra Mosca� Timothy O'Leary � Alexa Stephen � Chelsey Tournade� Mallory Cooley � Rachel Ferrall� Bryce Miller� Rachel Lucia
Questions?